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sport
What does sport mean?
sport (noun): any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use sport in a sentence?
- Sport can be an excellent form of exercise because the competition and sense of achievement can help with both motivation and pleasure. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce sport?
/spɔɹt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sport come from?
From Middle English sporten (“to divert, disport”, verb) and sport, spoort, sporte (noun), apheretic shortenings of disporten (verb) and disport, disporte (noun).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of sport?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “sport” mean?
any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics
Right! That's what “sport” means.
a type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together
Not quite: that's what kind means.
a device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect
Not quite: that's what machine means.
the front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area
Not quite: that's what face means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “sport”?
community
Not quite: community means something else.
athletics
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situation
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character
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